'Full Metal Jousting' brings 12th century sport to the 21st
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Jousting may seem so 12th century, but the History Channel is giving the medieval competition a very modern face-lift for its new series, "Full Metal Jousting."
The show, premiering on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 10/9c on History Channel, replaces traditional armor with suits of steel and instead of honor, the 13 jousters are competing for money.
Each episode will capture a full-metal joust, where two men charge at each other at 30 miles an hour hoping to take their opponent down.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In the end, only one will be left standing to claim the cash prize — and the sweet taste of victory.
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In this first exclusive clip from the series, the jousters practice for the real fight by getting hit by not one, not two, but three aluminum baseball bats. Ouch!:
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In this second exclusive clip, one of the jousters suffers a "devastating hit" ... and then gets back up to try again:
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